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March 2nd, 2010, 00:40
To: Ash
From: Crecente
Re: Japanese Tax Time! (http://kotaku.com/5482582/japanese-tax-time)
At the request of our readers (http://kotaku.com/5481509/where-have-all-the-zombies-gone), I wrote up my thoughts on The Crazies today for a review (http://kotaku.com/5483118/the-crazies-review-left-4-dead-in-a-small-town). Did you see the original? Romero really knew how to make them didn't he.
It's amazing how much film, literature, comics, toys and video games overlap these days. That's one of the reasons I think it's a tremendous disservice to wear pop-culture blinders when writing about gaming. Sometimes I think it's great to step outside the bounds of pure video games to write about Auteur theory and how it applies to gaming, or talk about cognitive dissonance or even White Dog. You can see echoes of gaming in all of those things.
In the end it makes us all more well-rounded people, culturally speaking, and what's the downside? A story someone might decide to not read. I can live with that.
What you missed:
Collateral Damage In The War On Piracy (http://kotaku.com/5480510/collateral-damage-in-the-war-on-piracy)
It Would Be Like Call Of Duty, But You Would Only Control A Leg (http://kotaku.com/5482704/it-would-be-like-call-of-duty-but-you-would-only-control-a-leg)
Mile Marker 10: Shatter (http://kotaku.com/5482579/mile-marker-10-shatter)
PS3 Error: 8001050F Caused By Clock Bug, Fix Within 24 Hours (http://kotaku.com/5482811/ps3-error-8001050f-caused-by-clock-bug-fix-within-24-hours-)[update]
God Of War III's First Big Boss Battle Is Unforgettable (http://kotaku.com/5482858/god-of-war-iiis-first-big-boss-battle-is-unforgettable)
The Next Big Thing In Video Games Might Be Fear Of Embarrassment (http://kotaku.com/5481255/the-next-big-thing-in-video-games-might-be-fear-of-embarrassment)
Splinter Cell: Conviction's Multiplayer Experience In Three Parts (http://kotaku.com/5483059/splinter-cell-convictions-multiplayer-experience-in-three-parts)
The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Micro-Review: Hot Coals Over a Cakewalk (http://kotaku.com/5482967/the-secret-armory-of-general-knoxx-micro+review-hot-coals-over-a-cakewalk)
The Crazies Review: Left 4 Dead In a Small Town (http://kotaku.com/5483118/the-crazies-review-left-4-dead-in-a-small-town)
Portal Mysteriously Updated With Secret Radio Codes, New Achievement (http://kotaku.com/5483162/portal-mysteriously-updated-with-secret-radio-codes-new-achievement)
PS3 Error 8001050F: The Nightmare May Be Over (http://kotaku.com/5483187/ps3-error-8001050f-the-nightmare-may-be-over)
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From: Crecente
Re: Japanese Tax Time! (http://kotaku.com/5482582/japanese-tax-time)
At the request of our readers (http://kotaku.com/5481509/where-have-all-the-zombies-gone), I wrote up my thoughts on The Crazies today for a review (http://kotaku.com/5483118/the-crazies-review-left-4-dead-in-a-small-town). Did you see the original? Romero really knew how to make them didn't he.
It's amazing how much film, literature, comics, toys and video games overlap these days. That's one of the reasons I think it's a tremendous disservice to wear pop-culture blinders when writing about gaming. Sometimes I think it's great to step outside the bounds of pure video games to write about Auteur theory and how it applies to gaming, or talk about cognitive dissonance or even White Dog. You can see echoes of gaming in all of those things.
In the end it makes us all more well-rounded people, culturally speaking, and what's the downside? A story someone might decide to not read. I can live with that.
What you missed:
Collateral Damage In The War On Piracy (http://kotaku.com/5480510/collateral-damage-in-the-war-on-piracy)
It Would Be Like Call Of Duty, But You Would Only Control A Leg (http://kotaku.com/5482704/it-would-be-like-call-of-duty-but-you-would-only-control-a-leg)
Mile Marker 10: Shatter (http://kotaku.com/5482579/mile-marker-10-shatter)
PS3 Error: 8001050F Caused By Clock Bug, Fix Within 24 Hours (http://kotaku.com/5482811/ps3-error-8001050f-caused-by-clock-bug-fix-within-24-hours-)[update]
God Of War III's First Big Boss Battle Is Unforgettable (http://kotaku.com/5482858/god-of-war-iiis-first-big-boss-battle-is-unforgettable)
The Next Big Thing In Video Games Might Be Fear Of Embarrassment (http://kotaku.com/5481255/the-next-big-thing-in-video-games-might-be-fear-of-embarrassment)
Splinter Cell: Conviction's Multiplayer Experience In Three Parts (http://kotaku.com/5483059/splinter-cell-convictions-multiplayer-experience-in-three-parts)
The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Micro-Review: Hot Coals Over a Cakewalk (http://kotaku.com/5482967/the-secret-armory-of-general-knoxx-micro+review-hot-coals-over-a-cakewalk)
The Crazies Review: Left 4 Dead In a Small Town (http://kotaku.com/5483118/the-crazies-review-left-4-dead-in-a-small-town)
Portal Mysteriously Updated With Secret Radio Codes, New Achievement (http://kotaku.com/5483162/portal-mysteriously-updated-with-secret-radio-codes-new-achievement)
PS3 Error 8001050F: The Nightmare May Be Over (http://kotaku.com/5483187/ps3-error-8001050f-the-nightmare-may-be-over)
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